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Re: Boy Band Union J - X factor UK 2012

Originally Posted by GayTBD86

I like Rylan a lot but I do agree with what people are saying about him to some degree also it is a public vote and I have to say I think the public got it right this week with the final 5 because Ella IMO took a very popular song that everyone knows as an uptempo classic and slowed it down which to me didn't sound right at all

I think you're spot on about this! Sometimes people just don't like it when they turn popular songs and make it into something else. Union J did crap this past saturday. I'm a fan.. but I actually think they deserved to be in the bottom, because they sang like SHIT. I'm happy they weren't in the bottom though.. but I think that despite a shit performance, what saved them was that they did a "safe" song, Call Me Maybe. Even if it was a bad performance, at least they didn't mess up a very famous and popular song! lol.

I still can't get over the fact that Josh could have ended up in The Wanted though.. like wow. He was *this* close to be included in The Wanted, he would have taken Tom's place. But he was under contract so he couldn't join them, unfortunately. I just laugh when people say that Josh can't sing or hate on him.. well, he certainly was good enough for The Wanted, which means he can't be so bad.

Here's their acoustic performance, and they sounded perfect. They CAN sing too! It's just the haters who say they can't sing. Basically.. Union J has got it all, the looks and the voices. They can make it big (I'm not saying they absolutely will, just that they have potential).

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Re: Boy Band Union J - X factor UK 2012

Originally Posted by sokker

I think you're spot on about this! Sometimes people just don't like it when they turn popular songs and make it into something else. Union J did crap this past saturday. I'm a fan.. but I actually think they deserved to be in the bottom, because they sang like SHIT. I'm happy they weren't in the bottom though.. but I think that despite a shit performance, what saved them was that they did a "safe" song, Call Me Maybe. Even if it was a bad performance, at least they didn't mess up a very famous and popular song! lol.

I still can't get over the fact that Josh could have ended up in The Wanted though.. like wow. He was *this* close to be included in The Wanted, he would have taken Tom's place. But he was under contract so he couldn't join them, unfortunately. I just laugh when people say that Josh can't sing or hate on him.. well, he certainly was good enough for The Wanted, which means he can't be so bad.

Here's their acoustic performance, and they sounded perfect. They CAN sing too! It's just the haters who say they can't sing. Basically.. Union J has got it all, the looks and the voices. They can make it big (I'm not saying they absolutely will, just that they have potential).

Not only is George stunningly beautiful, can sing, but he plays the guitar?

Re: Boy Band Union J - X factor UK 2012

They had a twitcam yesterday but without my bby so I didn't watch it. I'm honestly only here for Josh.. lol. George is good looking and he's good on the guitar, but his voice is quite average tbh.. same with JJ, good looking but there's a reason he never gets any solos. Josh and Jaymi are the only ones who can sing well. I mean.. JJ and George are fine, but their voices are nothing special.

There hasn't been too much from them the last few days.. I can see what gifs I can find.

Here's a pic of them taken a couple of days ago.. they look good!

They were on a talkshow yesterday morning:

I'm not really that attracted to Jaymi, but I think he looked really good here and he's openly gay so he deserves some love too!

George and JJ:

JJ looking flawless yesterday..

More JJ..

Some random George:

Some old/random Josh just because he's my favorite:

Josh is so cheeky omg!

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Re: Boy Band Union J - X factor UK 2012

Originally Posted by sokker

They had a twitcam yesterday but without my bby so I didn't watch it. I'm honestly only here for Josh.. lol. George is good looking and he's good on the guitar, but his voice is quite average tbh.. same with JJ, good looking but there's a reason he never gets any solos. Josh and Jaymi are the only ones who can sing well. I mean.. JJ and George are fine, but their voices are nothing special.

There hasn't been too much from them the last few days.. I can see what gifs I can find.

Here's a pic of them taken a couple of days ago.. they look good!

They were on a talkshow yesterday morning:

I'm not really that attracted to Jaymi, but I think he looked really good here and he's openly gay so he deserves some love too!

George and JJ:

JJ looking flawless yesterday..

More JJ..

Some random George:

Some old/random Josh just because he's my favorite:

Josh is so cheeky omg!

Love these gifs.

So Rylan faced Union J in the sing off and lost... I bet Josh is devastated...

Re: Boy Band Union J - X factor UK 2012

First of all I just want to say that I think they nailed their performances on saturday. They did so well singing Abba and Jackson Five. I don't think they deserved to be in the bottom. Rylan and Christopher should have been in the bottom, not them! But I'm happy they survived though. On a side note: I love Josh so much. He has a really good voice (not as good as Jaymi's, but still), and I basically cried when he finally got the recognition he deserves from the judges. I feel like he's been kinda ignored/neglected all along. I love his voice, so I was really happy about that!

There was so much gay this weekend! There was a radio interview yesterday and Josh said "we like to touch each other on stage". And I was like.. ok. And then a couple of days ago he pinched James in the ass during an interview. It was really funny. I love Josh so much. He's so cheeky and he's such a tease and he's so gay friendly and damn.. I just love him so much.

Anyway.. moving on to the gifs.

Josh and George on saturday..

Josh and George hugged yesterday..

Josh saying goodbye to Rylan (this broke my heart)

On to the performances.. Jaymi nailed his solos as usual:

I know you like George.. so here's some random George:

George even had a giggle fit on stage!

JJ doesn't get enough love..

He is so cute here:

And here people are slapping JJ (LOL)

JJ and George hug:

Bonus pic: Josh sleeping and looking cute doing so!

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Re: Boy Band Union J - X factor UK 2012

Originally Posted by SilverWolf

I love you

That is all.

I can't believe Josh is dating Ella. My worst nightmare is coming true. And no... it's not because I'm jealous. I just don't like her. I'd be happy with him dating ANYONE else but her. Literally. Wahetever.. I'm so fucking done.

There's new pics/gifs from the Heat photo shoot. You can look it up for yourself. It's all over tumblr.

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Re: Boy Band Union J - X factor UK 2012

Originally Posted by sokker

I can't believe Josh is dating Ella. My worst nightmare is coming true. And no... it's not because I'm jealous. I just don't like her. I'd be happy with him dating ANYONE else but her. Literally. Wahetever.. I'm so fucking done.

There's new pics/gifs from the Heat photo shoot. You can look it up for yourself. It's all over tumblr.

Ella is dating Josh? Wasn't she "friends" with George, and left him heartbroken when she started spending time with Josh? Now she and Josh are dating? Poor George if that's the case... That's gotta be awkward to say the least.

Re: Boy Band Union J - X factor UK 2012

Originally Posted by SilverWolf

Ella is dating Josh? Wasn't she "friends" with George, and left him heartbroken when she started spending time with Josh? Now she and Josh are dating? Poor George if that's the case... That's gotta be awkward to say the least.

Do you not like her for this reason or is there something else?

I think the Heat photo-shoot turned out very nice don't you?

Thanks for posting the pics! I must say that Josh looks particularly hot here I think he looks the best out of them all! George looks nice too, but he looks a bit too "cute", he's not sexy like Josh. JJ looks hot too. And Jaymi.. well.. he looks good, but I've never been that attracted to him tbh.

And about Ella.. I have no idea what's going on with that girl. Her hormones are clearly running wild.. first she liked Dan from District 3, then George from Union J and now Josh from Union J.. WTF?!? I don't know why I don't like her. She actually seems like a nice enough girl. And the boys all cried like crazy when she was voted off, so she must be special. Idk.. I just think she's overrated. And for a while all I could see was Ella who I had no interest in. She was shoved in our faces which made me dislike her even more. And I still think it's weird how she moved on from Dan to George and now Josh. Like ok then. I just don't like her.. can't really explain why. I don't see how it could work with her and Josh.. they're so different, then there's the age difference and everything. I see no chemistry there either. So if they start dating I have a feeling it won't last long. But this is just how I see it though.

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Re: Boy Band Union J - X factor UK 2012

George is very beautiful.

He looks like something from a Reubens painting. Ganymede gazing into a limpid pool at his own reflection.

Their personalities are starting to come out now. Before I hadn't noticed them but I have now. The "coming out" story is good publicity. Bands used to "come out" after the competition but seem to do it during now which is a good thing.

I don't know how successful they will be. The market still seems dominated by JLS and One Direction.

Re: Boy Band Union J - X factor UK 2012

Originally Posted by sokker

Thanks for posting the pics! I must say that Josh looks particularly hot here I think he looks the best out of them all! George looks nice too, but he looks a bit too "cute", he's not sexy like Josh. JJ looks hot too. And Jaymi.. well.. he looks good, but I've never been that attracted to him tbh.

And about Ella.. I have no idea what's going on with that girl. Her hormones are clearly running wild.. first she liked Dan from District 3, then George from Union J and now Josh from Union J.. WTF?!? I don't know why I don't like her. She actually seems like a nice enough girl. And the boys all cried like crazy when she was voted off, so she must be special. Idk.. I just think she's overrated. And for a while all I could see was Ella who I had no interest in. She was shoved in our faces which made me dislike her even more. And I still think it's weird how she moved on from Dan to George and now Josh. Like ok then. I just don't like her.. can't really explain why. I don't see how it could work with her and Josh.. they're so different, then there's the age difference and everything. I see no chemistry there either. So if they start dating I have a feeling it won't last long. But this is just how I see it though.

I can't decide if she has to have all the "hot boys" or if she's jumping to whomever can boost her career in anyway...

Re: Boy Band Union J - X factor UK 2012

broadshoulder:

Yes. George is really beautiful! However Josh is my favorite. I think Josh has more sex appeal and I like his personality. Josh has a better voice than George too. It kinda pisses me off when people say Union J are all good looks and not personality. Like.. I think most fans would have left pretty fast if they didn't like their personalities. I like Josh mostly because of his personality.. because he's so cheeky and funny and gay friendly. He really is a tease. He almost kissed Jahmene in the twitcam and he's held hands with both Rylan and Jahmene. This guy is as gay friendly as a guy can be. I love that he can be a bit sarcastic too. Haha. George is just so sweet and adorable and cute and really is a sweetheart. JJ is nice and good looking but soooo slow. Like he had no idea what a walrus was, and he thought a bide was a thing for washing babies (LOL). He's even walked into a wall. Don't even ask. But he's cute as hell though. He used to be a jockey (hence JJ - Jockey Jamie). And I like him because he can speak Norwegian.. he's quarter Norwegian. But he doesn't have much of a voice though.. he has the weakest voice in the band. I'd rank the voices Jaymi, Josh, George and then JJ being the weakest. Then at last Jaymi.. Jaymi seems sweet although somewhat ambitious. He's the serious one in the group and can be a bit bossy. But he really is a great guy and has an incredible voice, and he's openly gay which is a plus. And yeah.. it's cool he came out at the beginning of his career. He said he's even been contacted by young gay people who came out because of him. It's amazing, and he's a really good role model too. I don't think coming out will hurt them at all. The girls love it. They love finally having an openly gay boybander, and they adore his relationship with his boyfriend too. That said.. Jaymi didn't have much of a choice by coming out. People knew. He's been open about his sexuality for many years. He's performed at gay pride etc. It would be difficult to hide it. He was already open. That said, I am glad he came out to the public though. Last but not least.. I think there is always room for a new boyband. These guys will definitely get a record deal. They have almost as many followers as The Wanted, and they've only been a band for like two months! That's insane. I also have a feeling that One Direction will soon start to fade, and then there'll definitely be room for Union J.

Silverwolf:

I don't think it was ever anything serious with Dan (from District 3) or even George.. she's always been friends with George but nothing more. I think he had feelings for her, but she didn't feel the same way for him. I think she has liked Josh for a while, and I think Josh has liked her too. You can totally see it in interviews. It's so awkward and Josh is so jealous whenever they bring up Ella. Anyway.. it doesn't matter. Moving on..

You asked about those gifs.. the first one "naked sleeping" is from their very first twitcam as Union J. The second gif where they're dancing is from their fourth twitcam. Just do a search on youtube, "Union J twitcam". It's all there

Anyway.. hope you don't mind if I post some gifs from the photo shoot?

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Re: Boy Band Union J - X factor UK 2012

That gif of Josh is funny, because it's true Josh has a model face with those lips and tiny nose and that jawline. Sigh.. he's perfect. Actually, he might not be as hot as JJ or George, but I still like him more because of his personality. And I still think he has a better voice than JJ and George.

Thanks for the new pics! They're looking hot in suits I think they were doing the monkey dance in that last gif... lol. I'm not sure though.. like I said, I didn't watch it since Josh wasn't in the twitcam. Josh was my favorite, although I kinda lost interest in him after I found out he's dating Ella. Oh well.. hopefully they'll break up soon. LOL. I still like Union J.. though I think they will go home this week. There's no way in hell they'll get more votes than Jahmene or James, and Christopher is always safe. So yeah.. I don't see them lasting another week unfortunately. But it doesn't matter. They'll have a great career anyway. I'm pretty sure they'll get a record deal. Gary seems to love them too.

One more gif of Josh's flawless face.. just because

Look at how cute George looks here!

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Re: Boy Band Union J - X factor UK 2012

They are all good looking kids; better looking than One Direction. But there are now too many boy bands and they might cancel each other out and fade as boy bands in the past did. I wish them well nevertheless.

Re: Boy Band Union J - X factor UK 2012

Originally Posted by cardonaivando

They are all good looking kids; better looking than One Direction. But there are now too many boy bands and they might cancel each other out and fade as boy bands in the past did. I wish them well nevertheless.

I disagree. I don't think there are too many boy bands in the music industry at the moment. The only bands making waves are One Direction, The Wanted, JLS, McFly, and Big Time Rush. That's really all there is. There's plenty of room for Union J. No one talks about the abundance of female pop stars who all compete with another and still remain successful: Lady GaGa, Britney Spears, Rihanna, Katy Perry, Ke$ha, Kelly Clarkson, Shakira, Beyonce, Leona Lewis, Taylor Swift, Lana Del Rey, Robyn, Rita Ora, etc.

The fact that there are people voting for them each week , their many twitter followers, views on video chats, and support from the judges proves there is a potential future for the boys. It also must be considered that there is an entire world who don't know of Union J yet. As of know they are only accessible to those following XFactor UK. There's an audience out there ready to embrace them. This fact already evident in the support within the UK.

Perhaps they won't outdo One Direction. It would be difficult since One Direction got there first. The other boy bands at the moment don't have the pretty boy-next-door looks, nor the charm, or distinct identities of One Direction. Union J are the only comparable band to this formula, which they actually do better. One Direction exploited the market for that first and benefited from it. Hopefully. Union J can make their own path forward.

Re: Boy Band Union J - X factor UK 2012

Originally Posted by cardonaivando

They are all good looking kids; better looking than One Direction. But there are now too many boy bands and they might cancel each other out and fade as boy bands in the past did. I wish them well nevertheless.

Originally Posted by Shadowplay

I disagree. I don't think there are too many boy bands in the music industry at the moment. The only bands making waves are One Direction, The Wanted, JLS, McFly, and Big Time Rush. That's really all there is. There's plenty of room for Union J. No one talks about the abundance of female pop stars who all compete with another and still remain successful: Lady GaGa, Britney Spears, Rihanna, Katy Perry, Ke$ha, Kelly Clarkson, Shakira, Beyonce, Leona Lewis, Taylor Swift, Lana Del Rey, Robyn, Rita Ora, etc.

The fact that there are people voting for them each week , their many twitter followers, views on video chats, and support from the judges proves there is a potential future for the boys. It also must be considered that there is an entire world who don't know of Union J yet. As of know they are only accessible to those following XFactor UK. There's an audience out there ready to embrace them. This fact already evident in the support within the UK.

Perhaps they won't outdo One Direction. It would be difficult since One Direction got there first. The other boy bands at the moment don't have the pretty boy-next-door looks, nor the charm, or distinct identities of One Direction. Union J are the only comparable band to this formula, which they actually do better. One Direction exploited the market for that first and benefited from it. Hopefully. Union J can make their own path forward.

Great comments! I'm fine with people disagreeing or not liking Union J, as long as they give a reason. Coming onto a thread saying "they suck" or "they copy one direction" is just stupid and will accomplish nothing imo, but if you give a reason, like cardonaivando did, then that's good, and I totally respect his opinion.

Needless to say though, I think they have big potential. No, I'm not saying they will definitely succeed. I honestly don't know how well they'll do. I find it hard to vision them doing better than One Direction. There's no way in hell. But who says they need to? They can still do quite well for themselves. I think this boy band has it all: the good looks, the voices (2/4 anyway), the support already (both from fans and people within the industry).

What might potentially kill them though are the similarities to One Direction, and no.. they don't "copy" One Direction at all, but people claiming they are might potentially kill their success before they even get started. IMO they are quite different from One Direction, even if they might look slightly similar on the surface. They actually remind me more about Westlife than One Direction.

But I definitely think there's a market for another boyband. There's not that many boy bands out there right now, and there's millions of teenage girls all over the world. There's definitely a market. I hope they'll get a record deal. Even if they go home this weekend (I have a feeling they will), at least they came in fourth, and it's a respectable finish, and hopefully a record deal is not too far away.

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Re: Boy Band Union J - X factor UK 2012

I will miss them so much I had a feeling they were gone in the semi finals.. it's not a shock, but it's still sad. They wanted that final so badly and they would have deserved it too. They improved every week! Unfortunately I think the Lonestar song was clichéd, typical boyband stupid song, and it might have costed them a place in the final. I did like their other song though.. Beneath You're Beautiful. Josh sounded fucking amazing throughout the whole song! He can sing. I'm sick of people saying only Jaymi can sing.

It doesn't really matter though. They came in fourth. It's a respectable finish. They did well and can be proud of themselves. And benderboy.. how exactly is reaching the semi final and finishing fourth a bad thing? Cher Lloyd finished fourth too, and she got a record deal. Hopefully a record deal is not too far away for these boys either. They've got huge potential.

Anyway.. moving on.. at least them being out of the competition means a helluva lot of interviews. I see that Silverwolf already posted some, but here's some other gifs.

I'm gonna miss these idiots

They look really good here..

From their performance..

This is cute

Talking about Grindr.. Oh George.. you clueless baby. If you only knew

Oh JJ you slow idiot. Bless you

LMAO

OMFG Josh

Oh Josh.. "no it's not the closest" PLEASE tell us more

Preach!

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Re: Boy Band Union J - X factor UK 2012

Instant classic - Union J basically out poor Harry Styles. Oops, this was posted on the previous page, but not isolated like this.

Also it's great that Jaymi has come out. Getting that BS out of the way now is the best thing Jaymi could've done for himself (and the band too. Now they can go forward, unlike One Direction, with total honesty - none of that bearding crap).

Like many, at first I thought they were just trying to ride on the coattails of One Direction but to be honest I've come round quite a bit. Vocally, I think they are better than them. I also think they'd favour more mature music and certainly not something as stupid lyrically as "Live While We're Young".

I admit I'm a bit worried about them. The music industry is bad enough already, it's even worse for boybands. But as I said, Jaymi coming out already is one big obstacle out of the way. The other thing I'm worried about is that all X-Factor finalists are always under Syco, which is a crap record label. There's no way around that unfortunately.

Re: Boy Band Union J - X factor UK 2012

Originally Posted by coastieboy00

All I can say is that I hope we see more of these boys in the future!

I hope so too! Hopefully they'll get a record deal

Thanks Silverwolf, for the Josh and George gifs. Josh is my favorite. I obviously like him more.. I just enjoy his personality and voice and he's good looking too. But I also like George.. he doesn't have much of a singing voice, but I still think he's GORGEOUS!

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This is great news.. if it's true. Don't get me wrong, I would love it to be true.. and I hope they will get a record deal next year. I just don't usually trust the media, and it's not like anything is confirmed yet. I'm a natural skeptic. There was actually a rumor of a record deal with Sony the day after they were voted off. But Jaymi's brother (I think it was) confirmed that it wasn't true.. although maybe they are/will go into negotiations, so he couldn't reveal anything.. or hell, maybe he actually didn't know anything about it at the time. My point is just that.. although this sounds really good, it's still only rumors at this point. Although the media is reporting on it, so maybe there's something to the rumors.. I'm choosing to stay cautiously optimistic. We'll just have to wait and see I guess.

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Re: Boy Band Union J - X factor UK 2012

Originally Posted by sokker

Thanks for the article

This is great news.. if it's true. Don't get me wrong, I would love it to be true.. and I hope they will get a record deal next year. I just don't usually trust the media, and it's not like anything is confirmed yet. I'm a natural skeptic. There was actually a rumor of a record deal with Sony the day after they were voted off. But Jaymi's brother (I think it was) confirmed that it wasn't true.. although maybe they are/will go into negotiations, so he couldn't reveal anything.. or hell, maybe he actually didn't know anything about it at the time. My point is just that.. although this sounds really good, it's still only rumors at this point. Although the media is reporting on it, so maybe there's something to the rumors.. I'm choosing to stay cautiously optimistic. We'll just have to wait and see I guess.

The boys have a record deal with Sony. It will be finalized before Christmas.

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Thanks for the video Silverwolf. I was literally just going to post that. I'm so happy for them though. They deserve it!

They're also up for an award. Please vote for them here. They need all the help they can get. They're currently behind District 3, and we don't want District 3 to win. We need to show Sony that they didn't make a mistake when they signed Union J.

Some pics from their appearance on Daybreak:

Gifs:

George:

JJ:

Jaymi talking about the deal..

Some random/new pics:

Union J being.. Union J

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Re: Boy Band Union J - X factor UK 2012

Thanks for the Josh gifs Silverwolf. Josh might not be the hottest guy in Union J.. but he has an good voice and I love his personality. He is so amazing. So outgoing and funny and just.. ugh. He's basically perfect! He definitely has the best comments.. well, besides JJ's "slow" comments that is

BTW: you can vote as many times as you feel like, so please continue to vote! The voting closes at 8 am tomorrow. We can't let them down! They deserve this award. District 3 is closing in on them.. and District 3 has a lot of fans too, so it's important to just vote, vote, vote, as many times as you can! Thanks for your help

That last gif was from Xtra Factor. They revealed some embarrassing stuff about their childhoods, lol. Here's the rest of the gifs:

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Re: Boy Band Union J - X factor UK 2012

Originally Posted by AlexanderValentine

Can't help but think they'd be held back by Louis Walsh.

But do we even know that he will be their manager? I know the newspaper said it.. but I don't always trust everything in the newspapers. I mean.. maybe it is true, but I'll wait until the boys say something about it. And lets say it is true.. I don't think it's as bad as you make it. At the very least he has experience, and knows about boybands. I like him more than Simon Cowell.

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Re: Boy Band Union J - X factor UK 2012

Originally Posted by sokker

But do we even know that he will be their manager? I know the newspaper said it.. but I don't always trust everything in the newspapers. I mean.. maybe it is true, but I'll wait until the boys say something about it. And lets say it is true.. I don't think it's as bad as you make it. At the very least he has experience, and knows about boybands. I like him more than Simon Cowell.

I don't know, they were right about Sony.

He's a man who's been living of that he's had two successful bands, when he gets the band in X-Factor for example, he usually gives them the wrong songs and such.

PS. Simon isn't that great either (though he can pick the ones that will have the biggest success and dump the ones that wont after the year is up), that's usually why he gets other people to do the work.

Re: Boy Band Union J - X factor UK 2012

He's a man who's been living of that he's had two successful bands, when he gets the band in X-Factor for example, he usually gives them the wrong songs and such.

PS. Simon isn't that great either (though he can pick the ones that will have the biggest success and dump the ones that wont after the year is up), that's usually why he gets other people to do the work.

You're right. The newspaper was spot on about Sony. I agree that Louis gave them the wrong songs in X Factor. He seems slightly out of touch with the boybands today. BUT they had a discussion with him early on where they got more freedom in choosing songs.. and it would be weird if they weren't given the same freedom when they got a record deal. I mean.. they all write songs. I don't think Louis, if he became their manager, would butt in too much in their music. There's a mutual trust/agreement there. I think it could be successful if Louis gives them the freedom they want. And you can't deny that he's good at what he does business wise. He has a lot of experience and he believes in Union J. I don't think it's as bad as it sounds. And if he became their manager, he would obviously get in touch with what's popular today pretty fast. I'm not too worried about that. But we'll see what happens The most important thing was them getting a record deal, which they did! So I'm happy about that

I agree about Simon though. He is good at picking those artists that he think will be successful, and he gives them all the attention, while he's quick to drop those who haven't done so well. He's a good businessman.. but he's very cold. I think all he sees is money and not the artists behind the music, which is kinda sad.

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Re: Boy Band Union J - X factor UK 2012

Congrats to them being signed. My fav is Josh, he's just so pretty and model-like. Next would be JJ who is somewhat underrated in terms of looks I feel. George is a good -looker too and while Jaymi isn't bad looking by any means, he's the one who does least for me. I'd probably still have one of each though All the best to them!